Section 2002.054 - Restrictions on Raffle Promotion and Ticket Sales(a) The organization may not:(1) directly or indirectly, by the use of paid advertising, promote a raffle through a medium of mass communication, including television, radio, or newspaper;(2) promote or advertise a raffle statewide, other than on the organization's Internet website or through a publication or solicitation, including a newsletter, social media, or electronic mail, provided only to previously identified supporters of the organization; or(3) sell or offer to sell tickets for a raffle statewide.(b) Except as provided by this subsection, the organization may not compensate a person directly or indirectly for organizing or conducting a raffle or for selling or offering to sell tickets to a raffle. A member of the organization who is employed by the organization may organize and conduct a raffle, but the member's work organizing or conducting a raffle may not be more than a de minimis portion of the member's employment with the organization.(c) Except as provided by Section 2002.0541, the organization may not permit a person who is not authorized by the organization to sell or offer to sell raffle tickets.Tex. Occ. Code § 2002.054
Amended By Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 124, Sec. 1, eff. 5/27/2011.Amended By Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 921, Sec. 12.003, eff. 9/1/2007.Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1006, Sec. 2, eff. 9/1/2005.Amended By Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 929, Sec. 4, eff. 6/18/2005. Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1999.